pstatus

| Port Status
If the switch has link issues, such as traffic not being received on a switch port, use the Port Status window to check the basic port status, to make sure that the speed and duplex mode of the switch port and the connected device match, and to check if the port is in the correct VLAN. Tips on using this window: Click the column headings to sort information. Click Refresh on the toolbar to update the information displayed. The information on this window is automatically updated at each system refresh (every 60 seconds). To understand the complete state of the ports, use this window with Front Panel view Packet Error gauge on the Dashboard Port Utilization graph on the Dashboard Trends window Port Statistics window Back to the top ### Basic Port Status
Column | Explanation
Port | The number of the port, including the port type (such as Fa for Fast Ethernet and Gi for Gigabit Ethernet) and the port number.
Description | The description of the port. This is configured from Configure > Port Settings.
Status | The state of the port. The state of a port can be up, down, or administratively (manually) enabled or disabled. For explanations of the colors used in this column, click Legend on the toolbar. You can administratively enable or disable the port from Configure > Port Settings.
VLAN | The VLAN ID to which the port belongs (also known as its VLAN membership). The default is 1. This is configured from Configure > Smartports > Customize or through Network Assistant. If the port belongs to more than one VLAN, trunk appears in this column. Note: To assign the port to multiple VLANs, use Network Assistant.
Speed | The operating speed of the port. The speed can be 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps. This is configured from Configure > Port Settings.
Duplex | The duplex state of the port. The duplex mode can be full or half duplex. This is configured from Configure > Port Settings.
Auto-MDIX | The state of the automatic medium-dependent interface crossover (auto-MDIX) feature. The feature can be enabled or disabled. This is configured from Configure > Port Settings.
PoE | The Power over Ethernet (PoE) state of the port:
Off | A PoE device is not connected to the port.
Admin Off | The port is set to never provide power to a connected PoE device.
Error-Disabled | The port is disabled due to a misconfiguration or violation on the switch.
On | A PoE device is connected to the port, and this port can provide it with power.
If the port is supplying power to a device, the state includes the number of watts that is allocated to the port. Note: This status is available only on PoE ports.
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